Be the Boss

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Be the Boss
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Genre
Country of originUnited States
Original languageEnglish
No. of seasons1
No. of episodes6
Production
Executive producers
  • Aaron Saidman
  • Brien Meagher
  • Drew Tappon
  • Elaine Frontain Bryant
  • Eli Holzman
  • Nicole Reed
  • Phil Lott
  • Stephen Lambert
  • Tom Moody
Running time40 to 43 minutes
(excluding commercials)
Production company Studio Lambert
Original release
Network A&E
ReleaseDecember 2, 2012 (2012-12-02) 
January 6, 2013 (2013-01-06) [1]

Be The Boss is an American reality competition television series on A&E. The series debuted on December 2, 2012 and follows two employees who work for franchise-owned companies as they work their way to the top in order to own their franchise and "be the boss". [2] [3]

Contents

The series was intended to be a spin-off of the hit series Undercover Boss on CBS until CBS dropped the series and it was moved to A&E.

Production

On August 17, 2010, it was announced that CBS had ordered an untitled Studio Lambert project for a pilot which featured "two employees who work at the same company competing against one another for a major promotion". [4] News about the series went silent until it was announced on February 14, 2012, that the series has been picked up by A&E.

On December 7, 2012, A&E announced that the series has been moved to a late night slot at 11:00/10:00c. [5]

Episodes

No. in
series
TitleOriginal air dateProd.
code
Viewers
(millions)
1"Complete Nutrition"December 2, 2012 (2012-12-02)1020.56 [6]
2"The Melting Pot"December 9, 2012 (2012-12-09)1050.77 [7]
3"Auntie Anne's"December 16, 2012 (2012-12-16)101N/A
4"Molly Maid"December 23, 2012 (2012-12-23)104N/A
5"Jazzercise"December 30, 2012 (2012-12-30)106N/A
6"Signal 88 Security"January 6, 2013 (2013-01-06)103N/A

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